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In a colourful TV studio, Charmain stands next to a wall touch screen that reads "Silent Letters. The k is silent when is followed by an n: knife, knees.." She is in her twenties, with black hair in a ponytail. She wears earrings, a white shirt under a blue T-shirt with a print that reads "Home Work Zone."

She says HI, TVO KIDS.
IT'S TEACHER CHARMAIN HERE.
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED WHEN
READING A BOOK
OR WRITING SOMETIMES, YOU'LL
SEE SOME LETTERS THAT ARE IN
A WORD, AND YOU SEE THEM,
BUT YOU DON'T HEAR THEM?
THOSE ARE SILENT LETTERS.
AND THERE ARE SOME LETTERS IN
THE ALPHABET,
THAT YOU HEAR THEM SOMETIMES
WHEN WE'RE READING OR WRITING,
AND OTHER TIMES WE DON'T.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TWO
EXAMPLES OF THAT.
OUR FIRST EXAMPLES IS
THE LETTER "K."
THE LETTER "K" SILENT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE WORD
WHEN IT'S FOLLOWED BY
THE LETTER "N."
SO HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE,
IT'S A PICTURE OF A?
KNIFE. RIGHT?
BUT WHEN WE SAY THAT WORD,
WE DON'T ACTUALLY HEAR THE
LETTER "K" BUT IT IS THERE
THAT'S WHY IT'S A SILENT "K."
SO, AND YOU COULD SEE IT'S
FOLLOWED BY "N."
AND IT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE WORD.
SO, THAT'S WHY THE "K" IS
SILENT. HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
THE WORD KNEES. SO HERE'S A
PICTURE OF THE KNEES,
AND YOU COULD SEE THAT A "K," WE
DON'T SAY K-NEES,
IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT AT ALL,
BUT THE "K" IS THERE,
IT'S FOLLOWED BY "N" SO THAT "K."
IS SILENT.
SOMETIMES IN WORDS, YOU HAVE TO
REALLY LOOK AND SEE.
DOES IT LOOK RIGHT?
OR DOES IT SOUND RIGHT?
SO WHEN YOU'RE READING IT,
K-NEES, THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT
SO IT'S GOT TO BE THAT SILENT
"K" NEES.
OR WHEN YOU'RE WRITING IT,
KNIFE, AND YOU PUT N-I-F-E,
YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT DOESN'T
LOOK RIGHT,
IT'S GOT TO BE THAT SILENT "K."
PLAYING IN THERE.
LET'S LOOK AT ANOTHER EXAMPLE:

She clicks on a top menu and continues THE LETTER "W" SOMETIMES WE HEAR
IT IN WORDS,
AND SOMETIMES IT'S SILENT, AND
AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD,
SOMETIMES THE "W" IS SILENT WHEN
IT'S FOLLOWED BY THE LETTER "R."
SO LET'S LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE.
I HAVE A FRIEND HERE,
WHO'S DOING SOME WRITING. SHE'S
WRITING, AND THE "W."
IS FOLLOWED BY AN "R" AND WE
DON'T HERE THAT WUH SOUND
IT'S JUST RITE, AND OVER HERE,
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE GOT
SOMETHING WRONG,
AND WHEN WE SEE THAT "W" IS
FOLLOWED BY AN "R."
THAT "W" IS SILENT,
WE DON'T HEAR IT,
WE DON'T SAY WE'RE W-RONG.
WE JUST SAY WRONG.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE
WHERE THE "W" IS SILENT.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE TO REALLY
THINK ABOUT OUR READING AND
WRITING
AND IF WE SEE THE WORD,
SEE IF IT LOOKS RIGHT,
AND WHEN WE'RE SAYING IT,
SEE IF IT SOUNDS RIGHT.
AND IF NOT, THEN WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT IF THERE'S A SILENT
LETTER THERE.
SO LET'S GO THROUGH
THIS SENTENCE
AND SEE IF WE CAN PICK OUT THE
SILENT LETTERS IN THIS SENTENCE.
THE SILENT "W's."
FOLLOWED BY AN "R."
AND THE SILENT "K's."
FOLLOWED BY AN "N."
I'LL READ THE SENTENCE FIRST.
AFTER THE WRESTLING PRACTICE,
I WAS ABOUT TO TIE MY KNAPSACK
WITH A TIGHT KNOT WHEN I
TWISTED MY WRIST THE WRONG
WAY,
AND FELL TO MY KNEES IN PAIN.
SO LET'S GO THROUGH IT,
SEE IF WE CAN FIND THOSE SILENT
LETTERS,
THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS, BUT WE'RE
JUST GOING TO FOCUS ON THE "W's."
AND THE "K's."
AFTER WRESTLING,
THAT'S
DEFINITELY A SILENT "W."
FOLLOWED BY THE "R."
PRACTICE.
I WAS ABOUT TO TIE MY KNAPSACK
I CAN SEE THAT SILENT "K,"
IT'S NOT A K-NAPSACK.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
WITH A TIGHT KNOT,
SILENT "K."
AGAIN FOLLOWED BY THE "N."
WHEN I TWISTED MY WRIST,
SILENT
"W" FOLLOWED BY THE "R."
THE WRONG WAY.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

Using her index finger, she highlights the words mentioned.

She continues AND FELL TO MY KNEES IN PAIN.
WELL, WE KNOW KNEES FROM OUR
LAST EXAMPLE.
THAT'S A SILENT "K."
FOLLOWED BY AN "N."
SO, THERE YOU GO, THERE'S LOTS
OF EXAMPLES OF SILENT LETTERS
WITHIN OUR WRITING.
SO REMEMBER, WHEN YOU'RE
READING, MAKE SURE AND SEE,
DOES IT SOUND RIGHT?
AND WHEN YOU'RE WRITING,
LOOK AT YOUR WORD AND SEE IF IT
DOES LOOK RIGHT.
AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN YOU
MIGHT HAVE TO ADD THAT LETTER
THAT ISN'T SAID,
BUT IS ACTUALLY THERE.
NOW YOU'VE GOT IT, TVO KIDS.
GREAT JOB, TODAY. SEE YOU SOON!